Seventy-two percent of New Zealanders want the America's Cup defended in Auckland.
A recent poll by Curia Market Research found an overwhelming national desire to stage the ‘Auld Mug’ at home, rather than taking big money on offer from interested overseas parties.
Only 14 percent of respondents want the event staged on foreign soil, while 13 percent either don't care or refuse to answer.
Team NZ boss Grant Dalton recently described the prospect of a NZ-based regatta as "unlikely", after turning down the Government's NZ$31 million offer.
The poll also asked: "Bearing in mind that the 2021 America's Cup attracted a global audience of 941 million people with an estimated media value of $1.4 billion, would you support or oppose the Government increasing its funding offer from $31m to $100m?"
Forty percent of respondents support an increased Government bid, with 45 percent opposed.
The poll had 1000 respondents aged 18 or over and used a random selection of 24,000 phone numbers, both landline and mobile.
The poll was commissioned by Saunders Unsworth Ltd, which describes itself as a "Government relations and lobbying consultancy".
